Publisher's Synopsis
An absorbing tale of adventure and true love Young Maryann Nelson is devastated at the loss of her beloved father. But worse is to come when her mother, Flo, marries the local undertaker, Norman Griffin. Though on the surface a caring family man, Norman is not what he seems, as Maryann and her sister Sal soon discover. The girls are left alone with their harrowing secret, but for Sal it is too much to bear...When Maryann befriends Joel Bartholomew, a new life opens up for her but when Joel's feelings for Maryann begin to change, it awakens all the old nightmares and in panic and confusion she takes flight...
